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Wissenschaftliche Datenanalyse: Die Welt ist nicht schwarz-weiß

Durch die Corona-Pandemie hat in den letzten Monaten ein großer Teil der Bevölkerung den wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisprozess in Echtzeit mitverfolgen können. Anders als nur das Endergebnis einer Forschungsarbeit zu sehen, kann derzeit die breite Öffentlichkeit Schritt für Schritt miterleben, wie neue Daten analysiert werden, wie Ergebnisse revidiert und neu eingeschätzt werden.

Webinar | Os impactos da pandemia nos contratos de concessão: desafios e perspectivas

Webinar | Os impactos da pandemia nos contratos de concessão: desafios e perspectivas18h30O Evento: 

Die HHU nutzt jetzt Ökostrom

Auf dem Campus wurden im vergangenen Jahr rund 31 GWh Strom genutzt. Dies ist vergleichbar mit dem jährlichen Verbrauch von knapp 8.000 Vierpersonenhalten, also einer Stadt mit 32.000 Bürgerinnen und Bürgern. Ihren Strombedarf wird die Universität ab sofort rein regenerativ decken. Der bezogene Strom stammt zu 100 Prozent aus erneuerbaren Energien wie Wasser- und Windkraft sowie Photovoltaik.

Egresado crea mapa de visualización de datos de la pandemia en Chile

Con el objetivo de mostrar los avances de la pandemia y las tasas de contagios por regiones, Alejandro Lavado, egresado del Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación (DCC) de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, realizó una visualización con datos recopilados por el académico Jorge Pérez.La visualización visorcovid19.cl, creada por Alejandro Lavado, es principalmente un mapa de diversas estadísticas relacionadas con la pandemia en las distintas regiones y comunas de Chile. “

Tortuga de agua dulce habitó Chile en la era de los dinosaurios

Fósiles de unos 78 millones de años correspondientes a tortugas del género Yaminuechelis fueron descubiertos cerca de las Torres del Paine, lugar donde la especie habría vivido junto a otros dinosaurios y mamíferos del Cretácico.

Google y U. de Chile celebran con un doodle a Adelina Gutiérrez

La compañía del mayor motor de búsqueda en internet del mundo conmemora el 95° aniversario del nacimiento de Adelina Gutiérrez Alonso, astrofísica chilena, académica de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la U. de Chile y embajadora en el estudio del cielo nocturno.

When The Music’s Over – Securing Children’s Rights (June 18)

Join us for this session of When The Music’s Over where we will discuss the critical issue of children’s rights.

Raising awareness of open data in Ghana: Open Data Day 2020 report

On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

When the Music’s Over – Test, Trace, Isolate. And Legislate?

Tracing apps. Border closures. Quarantines. Immunity Passports. QR Codes. And good old fashioned legislation.
Join us on a trip from Seoul to Sydney via the UK, as we hear about the role of law in codifying safeguards, and (re)opening borders and businesses. Our all-star line-up have been closely following (and in one case, leading!) their respective legislative approaches, and will weigh in about trust, containment, and function creep.
This is a special event of When the Music’s Over series also co-hosted with OpenNet Korea.

Two new SBO and one C2 project for CiTiP

Definition of Finances at Dictionary.com

Finance is the management of money, particularly in relation to companies, organisations, or governments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how and why an individual, company or government acquires the money needed – called capital in the company context – and how they spend or invest that money. (See Hyrecar stock analysis on TipRanks)Genco...

People Can’t Stop Watching Videos of Police and Protesters. That’s the Idea.

Surveillance Technology Will Only Get More Intense After Covid

Community and technology

Encerramento da edição de lançamento do EU-South American School on Global Governance

Neste mês, o Centro de Excelência encerra as atividades da edição de lançamento do EU-South American School on Global Governance. De fevereiro a junho de 2020, as aulas do curso abordaram as práticas da União Europeia em governança global e sua relevância para a América do Sul, no âmbito de uma variedade de tópicos nas três principais áreas de pesquisa do Centro: Regulação Global; Litigância Global; e Direitos Humanos e Democracia.

COVID-19 Response Must Include Massive Funding for Fiber-Optic Internet Access

By now, many of us are realizing we’ve been taking access to basic things for granted, such as social interaction, health care, on-site education, and…the Internet. While always valuable, the Internet is now a lifeline offering a fortunate few the ability to adapt and maintain a semblance of reality and connection to our employment, health services, and our family and friends. But those who don’t have access to fast, reliable broadband Internet are experiencing the pain of staying at home.

It's all linked: How communication to the public affects internet architecture

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From legislation to implementation: Exploring how to prototype privacy bills through human-centered policymaking + design

From legislation to implementation: Exploring how to prototype privacy bills through human-centered policymaking + design By Anna Chung, Dennis Jen, Jasmine McNealy, Stephanie Nguyen The rise of data privacy breaches and a look into policies that address these challenges “If a parent comes in and says, ‘Oh, I want to renew my son’s books,’ I can’t go on their son’s account without their son’s card. We never look at anyone’s reading history. We cannot tell […]

Curso Digital Platforms: Law and Policy analisa o impacto das plataformas digitais de acordo com os conceitos de lei e poder

A FGV Direito Rio comunica a abertura das inscrições para o curso “Digital Platforms: Law and Policy”. O curso, voltado para alunos de graduação, tem vagas limitadas e será ministrado pelo Prof. Nicolo Zingales, em inglês, com carga horária de 60h.

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